Revenue Agent 2

State-of-West-Virgini; West Virginia; On-site; USD 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

State of West Virginia seeks a Tax Investigator to pursue delinquent taxes by communicating with taxpayers in person, by phone, and by mail. You promote voluntary compliance and educate on WV State Code, investigate non-compliance, review returns, and research records to determine liabilities and settlement options.

Travel is frequent; a valid driver’s license is required. Graduation with accounting coursework and eligibility for substitutions are specified; salary range stated from $39,761.99

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college with six semester hours in accounting.
• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, preparation of tax returns, or related work may substitute for the required training at the rate of two years of experience per one year of college; tenure with the Department may substitute on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Pursues collection of delinquent taxes owed to the State by communicating with taxpayers in person, by phone, and by mail.
• Promotes voluntary compliance with state tax laws and educates taxpayers on the WV State Code.
• Investigates potential non‑compliance, reviews tax returns and supporting documentation, and researches applicable laws and policies.
• Issues warrants, levies, garnishments, liens, and notices of revocation; determines liabilities and appropriate action to resolve cases.
• Negotiates payment plans not exceeding 12 months; represents the Tax Division at hearings.

Education

Bachelor's degree with accounting coursework

Job description

Under general supervision and at the full performance level, pursues the collection of delinquent taxes owed to the State of West Virginia by communicating with taxpayers and/or their representatives in person, by phone, and by mail. Promotes voluntary compliance with state tax laws and educates the taxpayers on the WV State Code. Investigates situations of potential non-compliance, and complaints made to the agency about delinquent taxpayers. Reviews tax returns and their supporting documentation, including financial information. Researches and audits various databases, courthouse records, and applicable laws, regulations, and policies to investigate cases of delinquency. Issues bad check warrants, third party levies and garnishments, liens, and notices of revocation. Determines delinquent taxpayer liabilities and determines the appropriate course of action to resolve cases of delinquency. Negotiates with taxpayers payment plans that do not exceed 12 months in length. If the appropriate course of action to resolve a delinquency involves any of the following, recommends such action to upper management: long-term payment plans exceeding 12 months; the pursuit of a criminal investigation; lien releases; business license revocation; offers in compromise; waivers of additions. Represents the Tax Division at hearings. Performs related work as required. Frequent travel is required, so applicants must possess a valid driver’s license. Applicants must live in or be willing to relocate to the Charleston, WV area.

Training:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university which must have included six semester hours in accounting.

Substitution:

Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, preparation of tax returns, or related work outside the Department may be substituted at the rate of two years of experience for one year of college; or tenure with the Department of Tax & Revenue in a related field may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required training. If the experience being substituted is in the area of bookkeeping, accounting or credit collections, the six hour accounting requirement may be waived.

Special Requirement:

Availability of a carand possession of a valid driver's licenseare required.

The expected salary range for this position is $39,761.99 to $53,125.92.